Platinum Invades New Fields Across Industry and Medicine
Platinum is expanding into many fields from jewelry to electronics and medicine. A National Geographic bulletin notes its value, scarcity, and versatility, with uses in jewelry, watch cases, radiography, dentistry, and industrial catalysts. The metal’s high melting point and chemical resistance make it vital in laboratories and manufacturing, including ammonia and acid production. The United States recently minted two platinum medals as taster copies for the George Washington bicentennial.
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Washington
National Geographic Society
Chemical Laboratory
United States
Philadelphia
George Washington Bicentennial Commission
Religion Ignorance and Happiness in a Rural Community
A rural educator, MecManus, rejects religious faith yet seeks his children’s happiness through belief. He values stability and assurance over truth, arguing knowledge breeds discontent while faith offers comfort, leaving him agnostic and unimpressed by new ideas.
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Toton
Platinum The Elusive Metal Across Continents And Time
Platinum first reached Europe in the eighteenth century when metals from South America were recognized for value. Russia became a major producer, followed by Canada, South Africa, Colombia and Burma. In the United States, Alaska to Utah supply most platinum mostly as a by product of other mining. Placer mining remains common outside South Africa with dredges now common.
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South America
Europe
Spain
Russia
Canada
South Africa
Columbia
Burma
Alaska
California
Nevada
Oregon
Utah
United States
Miss Nebraska to Represent State at Paris Pershing Memorial
Mary Virginia Louis daughter of Air and Mrs Earl Louis of Omaha is named Miss Nebraska by Governor Bryan to attend the dedication of Nebraska’s Pershing salon in the Paris Pershing memorial on June 20. She sails to France bearing greetings from President Hoover to European heads of government.
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Mary Virginia Louis
Air
Earl Louis
Nebraska
Bryan
Paris
France
Hoover
Dentists Denounce Toothbrush Neglect At Alabama Meet
About 300 dentists at the Alabama Dental Association annual convention in Birmingham lament ignorance of brushing. President Dr. W S Wilson warned that in this nation of ours an estimated 90 to 100 million people do not brush regularly.
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Birmingham
Ala
Alabama Dental Association
W. S. Wilson
Texas Builds Shaft for Famous Veteran
Fort Worth, Texas unveils a marble shaft eight feet high commemorating Gen. I Harrant a War of 1812 veteran, Texas Ranger, lawyer and public officer. Daughters of 1912 erect the monument replacing bronze markers. Collateral note: the county bears his name for subduing local Indians.
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Fort Worth
Texas
Gen. I. Harrant
Tarrant
General Tarrent
Summer Smartness Dress in Cotton Mesh Highlights Style
An article notes a cotton mesh summer dress as one of the smartest options due to its simple line and the weave’s color and texture. It contrasts fashion detail with practical fabric choice. A brief, period voice frames fabric as stylish and seasonally appropriate.
Fudge Frosting for Four Layer Cakes
A vintage frosting recipe outlines a chocolate fudge glaze using four squares unsweetened chocolate, milk, butter, sugar, corn syrup, salt, and vanilla. The mixture is melted, boiled, cooled to lukewarm, then beaten to spreadable consistency for four 1/2 inch layers.
Walbrick elected Allendale township clerk again
John J. Walbrick secured a thirty ninth consecutive term as Allendale township clerk. He has served in the office since 1893, reinforcing his long tenure and continued local leadership.
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Allendale
Mich
John J. Walbrick
The Housewife Savvy: Cooking Tips and Crust Secrets
A collection of kitchen pointers covers pan lid use for green vegetables, pie crust protection with cracker crumbs, grinding nuts, and browning pastry with sweet cream before baking. It also hints at marmalade making with tissue paper rounds, suggesting practical hacks for everyday cooking.
Preserving Jars With Vinegar Soaks To Prevent Mold
Instructions describe soaking jars separately in vinegar and laying the jars close to the preserves, then covering the tops in the usual way to prevent mold. The method emphasizes preventing spoilage during storage and ensuring foods stay properly preserved.
Air traveler the Yellowlegs migrates from Arctic to Argentina
The Yellowlegs is described as the greatest air traveler among birds, journeying about 16,000 miles each migration from Arctic summer grounds to as far south as Argentina. It features black and white markings, long yellow legs, and inhabits lowlands and marshes.
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Arctic Circle
Argentine
Western Newspaper Union
Emergency Hearts in New York Station Farewell
Jim Brenton escorts Constance and Madge to the city with two diplomas and big plans. Mortimer Peyster courts Madge but announces his return to a family office, leaving her hopeful. A Chicagoan romance unfolds through dinners, meals and letters as Jim receives a long awaited confession from Madge.
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Constance
Madge
Jim
Fifth Avenue High
Sol
Perkins’ Hardware
Business College
George Perkins
New York
Mortimer Peyster
Mortimer
George Madge
Mort
Jim Brenton
Perkins’ Hardware Store
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Gabby Gertie
Tarrant County
North Carolina
Tennessee
Alabama
Andrew Jackson
Texas Rangers
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Texas Republic
Rangers
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Lame Bode
London
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John Vanbrugh
Svyof
McClure Newspaper Syndicate
CWNU
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